UPS Foundation
Application Deadline: Requests for grants may be submitted at any time. However, those requests received during the last quarter of the year may not be considered until the following year.
Description: The UPS Foundation focuses its support on national programs in the areas of:
Human Welfare -- programs for families and children in crisis, economically or culturally disadvantaged people, physically or mentally challenged people, and community development. Foundation dollars are used to help people struggling with the systemic effects of illiteracy, hunger, poverty, and homelessness.
Educational Programs -- academic research, programs that raise the level of educational instruction, family learning opportunities, and school-involvement projects.
Major Initiatives -- adult literacy and the distribution of prepared and perishable food.
Who May Apply: Organizations recognized as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Service code.
For more information, go to:http://www.community.ups.com/philanthropy/grant.html